MLB investigating Yankees pitcher

Posted: August 29, 2010 - 12:14am

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is investigating New York Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova and a former minor league teammate for allegedly injecting each other with B-12 shots, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Associated Press.

The person spoke Saturday on condition of anonymity because MLB is not discussing the matter publicly.

The New York Post reported the investigation, saying that baseball was looking into whether Nova and pitcher Wilkin De La Rosa injected each other last year when they were teammates with Double-A Trenton.

B-12 is not on baseball’s list of banned substances, but the Post said MLB is focused on the issue of whether the players injected each other and wants to make certain the shots were in fact B-12.

The person who spoke to the AP confirmed those details.

Nova is scheduled to start Sunday for the Yankees against the Chicago White Sox.